Avenue L & East 84th Street
Avenue L and East 84th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Avenue L/E 84 St, is 110 feet away for the B17, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue L/E 84 St, 110 feet away, for the B17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue L/E 84 St B17110 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue L
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Avenue L
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of East 84th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 84th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Little Einsteins of Canarsie Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue L & East 83rd Street 260 feet
- Avenue L & East 85th Street 270 feet
- Avenue L & East 82nd Street 520 feet
- Avenue L & East 86th Street 540 feet
- Avenue L & East 81st Street 780 feet
- Avenue K & East 84th Street 780 feet
- Avenue M & East 84th Street 780 feet
- Avenue L & East 87th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue L or East 84th Street.